wasting away
Example Sentences
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But she’s also vain and doesn’t want to be remembered as wasting away.
From Salon • May 29, 2026
Retirees can easily find themselves wasting away free time on social media.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
The retired Canadian insurance adviser was 93, and "was wasting away" after a long battle with prostate cancer.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
"There's no information. Everything along the chain has to be stopped, and then there are thousands of pounds worth of product that are just wasting away."
From BBC • May 20, 2025
The three-year-old was only getting sicker, wasting away before everyone’s eyes, as the mutant germs flourished.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
